Chile

2006

New York, May 31, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Tuesday’s attacks by local police against six Chilean reporters covering clashes between security forces and high school students during a massive strike demanding reforms in Chile’s education laws.

Nearly 600,000 high school students protested in Chile’s capital, Santiago, calling for a reduction in public transportation fares and government intervention to reduce inequities between rich and poor schools, the local press reported.